VOJTA, Šimon, Lisa Emily MELYMUK and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Changes in Flame Retardant and Legacy Contaminant Concentrations in Indoor Air during Building Construction, Furnishing, and Use. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017, vol. 51, No 20, p. 11891-11899. ISSN 0013-936X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b03245.
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Original name Changes in Flame Retardant and Legacy Contaminant Concentrations in Indoor Air during Building Construction, Furnishing, and Use
Authors VOJTA, Šimon (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WASHINGTON, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017, 0013-936X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 6.653
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100015
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b03245
UT WoS 000413391800045
Keywords in English POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS; GREAT-LAKES ATMOSPHERE; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TROPICAL ATLANTIC-OCEAN; DECHLORANE PLUS; COMPOUNDS SVOCS; HUMAN EXPOSURE; SETTLED DUST; OUTDOOR AIR
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
A newly constructed university building was selected for targeted assessment of changes in the levels of flame retardants and legacy contaminants during the installation of building equipment, furniture, electronics, and first year of building use. Indoor air samples were collected during several periods of intensive equipment installation to determine a relationship between newly introduced equipment and changes in the concentrations and profiles of contaminants in indoor air. Samples were analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs), and new types of flame retardants: brominated (BFRs) and organophosphate esters (OPEs). Additionally, typical outdoor contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were also analyzed for comparison. From the set of 90 compounds analyzed here, hexabromobenzene (HBB) and tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate (TCIPP) showed a significant concentration increase in indoor air concentrations during computer installation and operation, suggesting emission by operating computers, while an order of magnitude concentration increase in tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCIPP) and tri-m-cresyl phosphate (TMTP) was observed after the furniture and carpet was introduced to the computer room, suggesting furniture or carpet as a source. However, the majority of compounds had no systematic change in concentrations during equipment installation, indicating that no sources of target compounds were introduced or, that source introduction was not reflected in indoor air concentrations. Generally, low levels of legacy flame retardants compared to their novel aternatives were observed.
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LM2015051, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LO1214, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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